Members of the San Diego, CA Gotopless.org chapter visited the La Jolla, CA arts festival this past weekend and admired the beautiful artwork displayed everywhere, some being painted before their eyes as chalk artists were reproducing classical masterpieces on the pavement.

What surprised them was hearing that the art festival does not allow any female nipple shown on any art pieces, including the classical masterpieces (the artwork must be altered to comply with the censorship!) to allow the event to remain "family friendly". Have we lost our minds??? During the Renaissance, nipples were family friendly, church friendly... and in the 21st century they have suddenly lost their noble status, at least in America since this female nipple banning rule seems to apply to all Art festivals around the country.

This nipple censorship at festivals is not only ridiculous, it is unconstitutional since the nipple of men can be freely featured in art pieces at Art festivals. Artists must stand up for their right! Visual artists ARE WELCOME to join our festivities on Go-Topless Day Aug 26, 2012 and display the female nipple on their art pieces. It is their constitutional right!

No matter how much we kick and scream and use children to falsely justify our inner repression, our constitution will always have the last word over "morality".